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[[Category:Battles|Calicut, Battle of]]
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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War 3rd Mysore War]
|partof=[[3rd Mysore War]]
|date=6-21 March 1791
|date=7-12 December 1790
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore Bangalore, Tamil Nadu]  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirurangadi Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala]  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=12.908001,77.64101&z=10&t=h&hl=en 12.908001°N 77.641010°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.043283,75.946123&z=12&t=h&hl=en 11.043283°N 75.946123°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant2=Mysore
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore Kingdom of Mysore]
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis Lord Cornwallis]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101012497/ Col James Hartley]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu_Sultan Tipu Sultan]  
|commander2=Martab Khan<br>Hussein Ali Khan
|strength1=  
|strength1= 1 European (75th Highland) Regiment<br>2 Battalions of sepoys<br>Field artilllery
|strength2=  
|strength2= 5000 Tippu's troops<br>4000 Mapillas
|casualties1=
|casualties1= 52 killed
|casualties2=  
|casualties2= 1000 killed and wounded<br>2,400 prisoners
}}
}}
This was a series of engagements south of [[Calicut]] at Venkatakotta (7 December), Tirurangadi (10 December) and Ferokh & Beypore (12 December). The main battle was at Tirurangadi. There is a detailed description in the ''Malabar Manual'' on pages 472 & 473. <sup>(1)</sup>
== Hartley's Detachment ==
*[[75th Regiment of Foot|HM 75th Regiment]]
*Native Grenadier Battalion
*7 coys 7th Battalion
*500 Travancore Horse
*Battalion of Travancore Sepoys
*Body of Irregular Nairs
*10 guns
== Biographies==
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/192/mode/2up Dictionary of Indian Biography - James Hartley 1743-1799] archive.org
*[http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=4387758 Portrait and Biographical Information on James Hartley] Christies.com auctioneers
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars Wars]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_mysore.php Heritage History - Mysore Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Pr4aeiuz4IMC&pg=PA62&dq=Bangalore&as_brr=1&ei=pIOoR_LHNI3WzASOssDPDw#PPA64,M1 Google Books - Capture of Bangalore]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Mysore_Wars Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Anglo-Mysore_War Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA176&dq=Calicut=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA176,M1 Calicut - Gazetteer 1857]
 
== Recommended Reading ==
Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN 8120604469 (Limited Preview at link in Notes Section)
 
== Notes ==
<sup>1 </sup> [http://books.google.com/books?id=9mR2QXrVEJIC&pg=RA1-PA472&dq=%22malabar+manual%22+%22hartley%22&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Malabar Manual by William Logan'' Pages 472 ff] books.google.com
 
 
 
[[Category:Battles|Calicut 1790, Battle of]]
[[Category:Campaign of 1790|Calicut 1790, Battle of]]
[[Category:3rd Mysore War|Calicut 1790, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 21:04, 12 March 2021

Battle of Calicut 1790
Part of 3rd Mysore War
Date: 7-12 December 1790
Location: Tirurangadi, Kozhikode, Kerala
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 11.043283°N 75.946123°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Kingdom of Mysore
Commanders
Col James Hartley Martab Khan
Hussein Ali Khan
Strength
1 European (75th Highland) Regiment
2 Battalions of sepoys
Field artilllery
5000 Tippu's troops
4000 Mapillas
Casualties
52 killed 1000 killed and wounded
2,400 prisoners

This was a series of engagements south of Calicut at Venkatakotta (7 December), Tirurangadi (10 December) and Ferokh & Beypore (12 December). The main battle was at Tirurangadi. There is a detailed description in the Malabar Manual on pages 472 & 473. (1)

Hartley's Detachment

  • HM 75th Regiment
  • Native Grenadier Battalion
  • 7 coys 7th Battalion
  • 500 Travancore Horse
  • Battalion of Travancore Sepoys
  • Body of Irregular Nairs
  • 10 guns

Biographies

External Links

Wikipedia - Anglo-Mysore Wars
Wikipedia - 3rd Mysore War
Calicut - Gazetteer 1857

Recommended Reading

Malabar Manual by William Logan 1887 ISBN 8120604469 (Limited Preview at link in Notes Section)

Notes

1 Malabar Manual by William Logan Pages 472 ff books.google.com